10.0
10.0
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992
as Himself / Benny Southstreet
J.K. Simmons
Also known as: Jonathan Kimble "J. K." Simmons, J.K. Simmons, JK Simmons...
Acting
Born:January 9, 1955(age 71)
Birthplace:Detroit, Michigan, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:University of Montana, Ohio State University, Thomas Worthington High School
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Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He has been cited as one of the greatest contemporary character actors, and has appeared in over 200 film and television roles since his debut in 1986. He is an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics Choice Award winner, among other accolades. His film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), tobacco industry executive B.R. in Thank You for Smoking (2005), Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), Bill in La La Land (2016), William Frawley in Being the Ricardos (2021), and Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Extended Universe films Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and Batgirl (2022). He reprised his role as Jameson in various Marvel media unrelated to the Sam Raimi trilogy, including multiple animated series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe/Sony's Spider-Man Universe films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Spider-Man: No Way Home (both 2021), and the web series TheDailyBugle.net (2019; 2021). On television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order, white supremacist prisoner Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart. He has also appeared in a series of commercials for Farmers Insurance and starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire. In 2020, he had recurring roles on the miniseries Defending Jacob and The Stand. As a voice artist, he is known for voicing Cave Johnson in the video game Portal 2 (2011), Tenzin in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), Stanford “Ford” Pines in Gravity Falls (2015–2016), Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Mayor Leodore Lionheart in Zootopia (2016), the titular character in Klaus (2019), Pig Baby in Season 4 of the HBO Max animated series Infinity Train (2021), and Nolan “Omni-Man” Grayson in the Amazon Prime action animated series Invincible (2021). He has been the voice of the Yellow M&M since 1996.
Notable Works
WhiplashSpider-Man
Filmography (140 movies)
9.2
9.2
Drug$
2018
as Narrator
9.0
9.0
Rushing or Dragging
2021
as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
8.4
8.4
Whiplash
2014
as Fletcher
8.2
8.2
Klaus
2019
as Klaus (voice)
8.1
8.1
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Commissioner Gordon
8.0
8.0
Detroit: Comeback City
2018
as Himself - Narrator
8.0
8.0
Ava & Lala
2014
as General Tiger (voice)
7.9
7.9
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
as J. Jonah Jameson
7.9
7.9
La La Land
2016
as Bill
7.8
7.8
Whiplash
2013
as Fletcher
7.8
7.8
Zootopia
2016
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
7.7
7.7
The Boxcar Children
2014
as Dr. Moore (voice)
7.5
7.5
O.W.C.A. Files
2015
as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
7.5
7.5
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Ralph Earnhardt
7.5
7.5
The Tomorrow War
2021
as James Forester
7.4
7.4
Spider-Man
2002
as J. Jonah Jameson
7.3
7.3
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Ivo Shandor
7.3
7.3
Palm Springs
2020
as Roy
7.3
7.3
Spider-Man 2
2004
as J. Jonah Jameson
7.3
7.3
Hopper: An American Love Story
2022
as Edward Hopper (voice)
7.2
7.2
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
as Ben (voice)
7.2
7.2
Thank You for Smoking
2005
as BR
7.2
7.2
The Music Never Stopped
2011
as Henry Sawyer
7.1
7.1
Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United
2011
as White Knight (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Accountant
2016
as Ray King
7.1
7.1
The Accountant²
2025
as Ray King
7.1
7.1
The Cider House Rules
1999
as Ray Kendall
7.1
7.1
Patriots Day
2016
as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
7.1
7.1
The Bachelors
2017
as Bill Palet
7.1
7.1
Juno
2007
as Mac MacGuff
7.1
7.1
The Brink of War
2026
as George Shultz
7.0
7.0
Labor Day
2013
as Mr. Jervis
7.0
7.0
Megamind
2010
as Warden (voice)
7.0
7.0
Red One
2024
as Nick
7.0
7.0
Above Freezing
1998
as Hoyd
7.0
7.0
Blackstone
2011
as Detective Burke
7.0
7.0
Little Brother
2025
as Warren Duffy
7.0
7.0
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
as Captain Putty (voice)
6.9
6.9
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
as Kai (voice)
6.9
6.9
The Black Ghiandola
2017
as Ralph Aceto
6.9
6.9
Seal Team
2021
as Claggart (voice)
6.9
6.9
Hidalgo
2004
as Buffalo Bill Cody
6.9
6.9
Up in the Air
2009
as Bob
6.9
6.9
Juror #2
2024
as Harold
6.8
6.8
21 Bridges
2019
as Captain Matt McKenna
6.7
6.7
Path to War
2003
as CIA Briefer
6.7
6.7
Saturday Night
2024
as Milton Berle
6.7
6.7
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
as Self
6.7
6.7
The Words
2012
as Mr. Jansen
6.7
6.7
Burn After Reading
2008
as CIA Superior
6.6
6.6
Barefoot
2014
as Dr. Bertleman
6.6
6.6
A Boy Called Sailboat
2018
as Ernest
6.6
6.6
I Love You, Man
2009
as Oswald Klaven
6.5
6.5
The Ref
1994
as Siskel
6.5
6.5
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
as James McLaughlin
6.5
6.5
Worlds Apart
2015
as Sebastian
6.5
6.5
Rally Road Racers
2023
as Gnash (voice)
6.5
6.5
Being the Ricardos
2021
as William Frawley
6.5
6.5
Spider-Man 3
2007
as J. Jonah Jameson
6.5
6.5
The Gift
2000
as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
6.5
6.5
Men, Women & Children
2014
as Allison's Dad
6.4
6.4
For Love of the Game
1999
as Frank Perry
6.4
6.4
Harsh Times
2005
as Agent Richards
6.4
6.4
Rendition
2007
as Lee Mayer
6.4
6.4
National Champions
2021
as Coach James Lazor
6.4
6.4
The Jackal
1997
as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
6.4
6.4
Off the Map
2003
as George
6.3
6.3
Contraband
2012
as Captain Camp
6.3
6.3
Dark Skies
2013
as Edwin Pollard
6.3
6.3
Ride the Eagle
2021
as Carl
6.2
6.2
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
as Jacobson
6.2
6.2
The Vicious Kind
2009
as Donald Sinclaire
6.2
6.2
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
2018
as Dr. Moore (voice)
6.2
6.2
Rock Dog
2016
as Khampa (voice)
6.2
6.2
The Good Doctor
2011
as Detective Krauss
6.1
6.1
The Ladykillers
2004
as Garth Pancake
6.1
6.1
Jobs
2013
as Arthur Rock
6.1
6.1
The Union
2024
as Tom Brennan
6.1
6.1
Autumn in New York
2000
as Dr. Tom Grandy
6.1
6.1
First Snow
2006
as Vacaro
6.1
6.1
Justice League
2017
as Commissioner Gordon
6.0
6.0
The Rewrite
2014
as Dr. Hal Lerner
6.0
6.0
Jennifer's Body
2009
as Mr. Wroblewski
6.0
6.0
The Meddler
2016
as Randall Zipper
6.0
6.0
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
2010
as Uncle Pal
6.0
6.0
Extreme Measures
1996
as Dr. Mingus
6.0
6.0
Terminator Genisys
2015
as O'Brien
5.9
5.9
The Mexican
2001
as Ted Slocum
5.9
5.9
The Front Runner
2018
as Bill Dixon
5.9
5.9
Punching Henry
2017
as Jay Warren
5.8
5.8
Glorious
2022
as Ghat (voice)
5.8
5.8
New in Town
2009
as Stu Kopenhafer
5.8
5.8
Extract
2009
as Brian
5.8
5.8
I'm Not Here
2017
as Steve
5.8
5.8
Father Figures
2017
as Ronald Hunt
5.8
5.8
You Can't Run Forever
2024
as Wade
5.8
5.8
Break Point
2014
as Jack
5.7
5.7
One Day as a Lion
2023
as Walter Boggs
5.7
5.7
Aliens in the Attic
2009
as Skip (voice)
5.7
5.7
All Nighter
2017
as Mr. Gallo
5.6
5.6
Renegades
2017
as Levin
5.5
5.5
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
2025
as Narrator
5.5
5.5
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
2010
as Narrator (voice)
5.4
5.4
The Late Bloomer
2016
as James Newmans
5.2
5.2
The Snowman
2017
as Arve Støp
5.2
5.2
Crazy on the Outside
2010
as Ed
5.2
5.2
Marmaduke
2022
as Zeus (voice)
5.2
5.2
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Gruff K-9 (voice)
5.2
5.2
An Invisible Sign
2010
as Mr. Jones
5.1
5.1
3 Days with Dad
2019
as Joey
5.0
5.0
The Magic Bracelet
2013
as The Shaman
5.0
5.0
Walt Whitman
2008
as Narrator (voice)
5.0
5.0
Murder of a Cat
2014
as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
5.0
5.0
Post Grad
2009
as Roy Davies
4.6
4.6
Postal
2007
as Candidate Welles
4.3
4.3
Red Sands
2009
as Lt. Col. Arson
4.2
4.2
Hit and Runway
1999
as Ray Tilman
4.2
4.2
Popeye Doyle
1986
as Patrolman in Park
3.9
3.9
3 Geezers!
2013
as J. Kimball
3.6
3.6
The Way of War
2009
as Sergeant Mitchell
3.5
3.5
Face Down
1997
as Herb Aames
3.3
3.3
Love Walked In
1997
as Mr. Shulman
3.0
3.0
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
as Self
Heart of the Beast
2026
Starwater
2001
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
as Orville
Prophets of Change
2022
as Narrator
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
2022
as Narrator
Hypergalactic
TBA
as (voice)
The Prince
TBA
Spaceman
TBA
109 Billion Followers
TBA
Fanboy
2019
as J.K. / Frank Perry
I Lost My M in Vegas
1999
as Yellow (voice)
Batgirl
TBA
as Commissioner Gordon
Behind the Zirkonians
TBA
as Skip (voice)
Crossing Fields
1998
as Guy
Disposal
2003
as Older Hunter
The Heeler
2013
as Roscoe
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